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Conopidae, Physocephala? Physocephala pusilla
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It looks quite small, and alltogether it resembles Physocephala lacera.

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P. pusilla is a very dark sp., I believe.
 
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It is P. pusilla in the large, light form lacera. Both species have recently been treated as conspecific and only extreme colour morphs of one variable species.
 
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Thank you, it is a new info for me!
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